# 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 / Act on the Promotion of Women's Active Engagement in Professional Life — 第八条 (Article 8) - Law: 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 (Act on the Promotion of Women's Active Engagement in Professional Life), 平成二十七年法律第六十四号 - English title "Act on the Promotion of Women's Active Engagement in Professional Life": Ministry of Justice translation - Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say. - Provision: 第八条 (Article 8)（一般事業主行動計画の策定等） — address `art-8` - Text in force since: 2026-10-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-8 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-8 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第八条（一般事業主行動計画の策定等） — (Formulation of the General Employer Action Plan) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-8 **第一項** 国及び地方公共団体以外の事業主（以下「一般事業主」という。）であって、常時雇用する労働者の数が百人を超えるものは、事業主行動計画策定指針に即して、一般事業主行動計画（一般事業主が実施する女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する取組に関する計画をいう。以下同じ。）を定め、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、厚生労働大臣に届け出なければならない。これを変更したときも、同様とする。 art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-8/par-1 Employers other than the national government and local governments (hereinafter referred to as "general employers") with over 100 regularly employed workers must establish a general employer action plan (meaning a plan concerning initiatives for the promotion of women's active engagement in professional life implemented by general employers; hereinafter the same applies) in line with the guidelines on the formulation of the employer action plan, and notify the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. The same applies upon making any modification to the plan. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "Employers other than the national government and local governments (hereinafter referred to as "general employers") with over 100 regularly employed workers must establish a general employer action plan (meaning a plan concerning initiatives for the promotion of women's active engagement in professional life implemented by general employers; hereinafter the same applies) in line with the guidelines on the formulation of the general employer action plan, and notify the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. The same applies upon making any modification to the plan." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4163/tb **第二項** 一般事業主行動計画においては、次に掲げる事項を定めるものとする。 art-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-8/par-2 The general employer action plan is to prescribe the following particulars: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 計画期間 art-8/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-8/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-8/par-2/item-1 the planning period; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する取組の実施により達成しようとする目標 art-8/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-8/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-8/par-2/item-2 the goals to be achieved by implementing initiatives for the promotion of women's active engagement in professional life; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 実施しようとする女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する取組の内容及びその実施時期 art-8/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-8/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-8/par-2/item-3 the content of the initiatives for the promotion of women's active engagement in professional life which are planned to be implemented and their implementation period. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 第一項に規定する一般事業主は、一般事業主行動計画を定め、又は変更しようとするときは、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、採用した労働者に占める女性労働者の割合、男女の継続勤務年数の差異、労働時間の状況、管理的地位にある労働者に占める女性労働者の割合その他のその事業における女性の職業生活における活躍に関する状況を把握し、女性の職業生活における活躍を推進するために改善すべき事情について分析した上で、その結果を勘案して、これを定めなければならない。この場合において、前項第二号の目標については、採用する労働者に占める女性労働者の割合、男女の継続勤務年数の差異の縮小の割合、労働時間、管理的地位にある労働者に占める女性労働者の割合その他の数値を用いて定量的に定めなければならない。 art-8/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-8/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-8/par-3 When intending to establish or modify the general employer action plan, general employers prescribed in paragraph (1) must ascertain the ratio of the number of women workers to the total number of workers they hired, gender differences in the number of years of continuous employment, the state of working hours, the ratio of women workers in managerial positions, and other factors in relation to women's active engagement in professional life in their businesses, analyze what can be changed to improve the promotion of women's active engagement in professional life, and establish an action plan based on the analysis of the results, pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. In this case, the goals set forth in item (ii) of the preceding paragraph must be quantitatively prescribed using the ratio of the number of women workers to the total number of workers they hire, the ratio of reduction of difference in the number of years of continuous employment based on gender, working hours, and the ratio of women workers in managerial positions and other figures. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "When intending to establish or modify the general employer action plan, general employers prescribed in paragraph (1) must ascertain the ratio of the number of women workers to the total number of workers they employed, gender differences in the number of years of continuous employment, the state of working hours, the ratio of women workers in managerial positions, and other factors in relation to women's active engagement in professional life in their businesses, analyze what can be changed to improve the promotion of women's active engagement in professional life, and establish an action plan based on the analysis of the results, pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. In this case, the goals set forth in item (ii) of the preceding paragraph must be quantitatively prescribed using the ratio of the number of women workers to the total number of workers they employ, the ratio of reduction of difference in the number of years of continuous employment based on gender, working hours, and the ratio of women workers in managerial positions and other figures." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4163/tb **第四項** 第一項に規定する一般事業主は、一般事業主行動計画を定め、又は変更したときは、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、これを労働者に周知させるための措置を講じなければならない。 art-8/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-8/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-8/par-4 When establishing or modifying the general employer action plan, general employers prescribed in paragraph (1) must take measures to publicize this among workers pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "When establishing or modifying the general employer action plan, general employers prescribed in paragraph (1) must take measures to publicize this among workers pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4163/tb **第五項** 第一項に規定する一般事業主は、一般事業主行動計画を定め、又は変更したときは、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、これを公表しなければならない。 art-8/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-8/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-8/par-5 When establishing or modifying the general employer action plan, general employers prescribed in paragraph (1) must publicize this pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "When establishing or modifying the general employer action plan, general employers prescribed in paragraph (1) must publicize this pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4163/tb **第六項** 第一項に規定する一般事業主は、一般事業主行動計画に基づく取組を実施するとともに、一般事業主行動計画に定められた目標を達成するよう努めなければならない。 art-8/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-8/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-8/par-6 General employers prescribed in paragraph (1) must implement initiatives based on the general employer action plan and endeavor to achieve the goals prescribed in the general employer action plan. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第七項** 一般事業主であって、常時雇用する労働者の数が百人以下のものは、事業主行動計画策定指針に即して、一般事業主行動計画を定め、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、厚生労働大臣に届け出るよう努めなければならない。これを変更したときも、同様とする。 art-8/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-8/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-8/par-7 General employers with 100 or less regularly employed workers must endeavor to establish a general employer action plan in line with the guidelines on the formulation of the employer action plan and notify the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. The same applies upon making any modification to the plan. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "General employers with 100 or less regularly employed workers must endeavor to establish a general employer action plan in line with the guidelines on the formulation of the employer action plan and notify the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare. The same applies upon making any modification to the plan." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4163/tb **第八項** 第三項の規定は前項に規定する一般事業主が一般事業主行動計画を定め、又は変更しようとする場合について、第四項から第六項までの規定は前項に規定する一般事業主が一般事業主行動計画を定め、又は変更した場合について、それぞれ準用する。 art-8/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-8/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-8/par-8 The provisions of paragraph (3) and the provisions of paragraphs (4) through (6) apply mutatis mutandis to cases in which general employers prescribed in the preceding paragraph intend to establish or modify the general employer action plan, and cases in which general employers prescribed in the preceding paragraph established or modified the general employer action plan, respectively. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-8/par-3: 第一項 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第八条第一項 (Article 8, paragraph (1)), art-8/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-8/par-1 - art-8/par-3: 前項第二号 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第八条第二項第二号 (Article 8, paragraph (2), item (ii)), art-8/par-2/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-8/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-8/par-2/item-2 - art-8/par-4: 第一項 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第八条第一項 (Article 8, paragraph (1)), art-8/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-8/par-1 - art-8/par-5: 第一項 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第八条第一項 (Article 8, paragraph (1)), art-8/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-8/par-1 - art-8/par-6: 第一項 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第八条第一項 (Article 8, paragraph (1)), art-8/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-8/par-1 - art-8/par-8: 第三項 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第八条第三項 (Article 8, paragraph (3)), art-8/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-8/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-8/par-3 - art-8/par-8: 前項 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第八条第七項 (Article 8, paragraph (7)), art-8/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-8/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-8/par-7 - art-8/par-8: 第四項から第六項まで → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第八条第四項 (Article 8, paragraph (4)), art-8/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-8/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-8/par-4 - art-8/par-8: 第四項から第六項まで → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第八条第五項 (Article 8, paragraph (5)), art-8/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-8/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-8/par-5 - art-8/par-8: 第四項から第六項まで → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第八条第六項 (Article 8, paragraph (6)), art-8/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-8/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-8/par-6 ## Cited by 16 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第七条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-7/par-1 - 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第八条第三項（一般事業主行動計画の策定等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-8/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-8/par-3 - 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第八条第四項（一般事業主行動計画の策定等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-8/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-8/par-4 - 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第八条第五項（一般事業主行動計画の策定等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-8/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-8/par-5 - 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第八条第六項（一般事業主行動計画の策定等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-8/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-8/par-6 - 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第八条第八項（一般事業主行動計画の策定等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-8/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-8/par-8 - 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第九条第一項（基準に適合する一般事業主の認定） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-9/par-1 - 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第十三条第一項（特例認定一般事業主の特例等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-13/par-1 - 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第十八条第一項（一般事業主に対する国の援助） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-18/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-18/par-1 - 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第二十条第一項（一般事業主による女性の職業選択に資する情報の公表） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-20/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-20/par-1 - 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第二十条第二項（一般事業主による女性の職業選択に資する情報の公表） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-20/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-20/par-2 - 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第二十条第三項（一般事業主による女性の職業選択に資する情報の公表） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-20/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-20/par-3 - 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第三十条第一項（報告の徴収並びに助言、指導及び勧告） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/womens-engagement-act/art-30/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-30/par-1 - 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